Patents by Inventor Giovanna Armida Ines Maurer

Giovanna Armida Ines Maurer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Extruded solid product for use in foodstuffs
    Patent number: 8101226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid product comprising an extrudable mixture of an oil in water emulsion and a solid matrix. The solid product may be used in foodstuff e.g. as a beverage additive or as an instant beverage products or. The present invention further provides an oil in water emulsion that is stable under the conditions required to prepare such a solid product. Furthermore, in contrast to traditional spray- and freeze-dried powder based foodstuff additives like creamers, the solid product of the present invention spontaneously disperses when added to a aqueous media, i.e. stirring is not required. Furthermore, it may generate a foam without any foaming agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Werner Pfaller, Giovanna Armida Ines Maurer, Peter Fankhauser
  • Extruded Solid Product for Use in Foodstuffs
    Publication number: 20080206434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid product comprising an extrudable mixture of an oil in water emulsion and a solid matrix. The solid product may be used in foodstuff e.g. as a beverage additive or as an instant beverage products or. The present invention further provides an oil in water emulsion that is stable under the conditions required to prepare such a solid product. Furthermore, in contrast to traditional spray- and freeze-dried powder based foodstuff additives like creamers, the solid product of the present invention spontaneously disperses when added to a aqueous media, i.e. stirring is not required. Furthermore, it may generate a foam without any foaming agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Werner Pfaller, Giovanna Armida Ines Maurer, Peter Fankhauser